qiàn欠
欠
HSK 5
common
Meaning of 欠
欠 means to yawn; stretch while yawning; to lift slightly; to raise a little. Pronounced qiàn. HSK 5.
- to yawn; stretch while yawning
- to lift slightly; to raise a little
- to owe; to be in debt
Character Info
Radical欠
Strokes4
Components
丿
㇇
人
Stroke Order
欠
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
dǎ打
le了
gè个
qian欠
shēn伸
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
shàng上
chuáng床
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
He yawned and stretched, ready to go to bed.
Shàng上
kè课
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
yào要
dāng当
zhòng众
qian欠
shēn伸
，
zhè这
hěn很
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
Don't yawn and stretch in public during class, it's very impolite.
Lián连
xù续
áo熬
yè夜
ràng让
tā他
dòng动
bu不
dòng动
jiù就
ài爱
qian欠
shēn伸
。
Staying up late for days made him prone to yawning and stretching.
Kàn看
wán完
rǒng冗
cháng长
de的
bào报
gào告
hòu后
，
tā他
rěn忍
bu不
zhù住
dǎ打
le了
gè个
qian欠
shēn伸
。
After reading the lengthy report, he couldn't help yawning and stretching.
Zǎo早
qǐ起
gǎn赶
chē车
de的
tā他
yī一
lù路
shàng上
dōu都
zài在
dǎ打
qian欠
shēn伸
。
He had been yawning and stretching all the way while rushing to catch the early bus.
Relations
Common Words
亏欠 / 虧欠kuīqiàn
be in debt; owe money; feel guilty for a shortcoming
欠账 / 欠賬qiànzhàng
owe debt; outstanding debt
欠佳qiànjiā
not good enough; subpar
欠条 / 欠條qiàntiáo
IOU; promissory note
欠身qiànshēn
rise slightly; lean forward politely
赊欠 / 賒欠shēqiàn
buy/sell on credit; deferred payment
欠债 / 欠債qiànzhài
owe a debt; have unfulfilled obligations